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Landlord to lose £643,000 leasehold flat after listing on Airbnb

Landlord to lose £643,000 leasehold flat after listing on Airbnb

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A landlord looks set to lose his leasehold flat after being caught renting it out on Airbnb by his freeholder.

Landlord under investigation over ban breaches

Landlord under investigation over ban breaches

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A banned Bristol landlord is under investigation after at least nine of her properties appeared on Airbnb.

Short lets giants to share landlords' booking data with Government

Short lets giants to share landlords' booking data with Government

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Airbnb and two other big short-lets platforms have agreed to share their data on guest numbers and nights booked with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to help shape policy decisions on the sector.

20% of short-lets in London are former long-term rentals

20% of short-lets in London are former long-term rentals

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More than 20% of short-term lets advertised in London were previously long-term rentals, according to research by property data platform Propalt.

Airbnb service for landlords raises £1.75m but still isn't profitable

Airbnb service for landlords raises £1.75m but still isn't profitable

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A business that rents out properties via Airbnb on behalf of landlords has raised another £1.75 million from investors, taking its total raised since 2016 to £12 million.

Airbnb 'irresponsible' for encouraging tenants to sublet rented homes

Airbnb 'irresponsible' for encouraging tenants to sublet rented homes

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A legal expert has warned that landlords face prosecution for running illegal HMOs if tenants follow Airbnb’s suggestion that they sub-let their homes.

Airbnb returns to its roots with 'Rooms' but will initiative silence critics?

Airbnb returns to its roots with 'Rooms' but will initiative silence critics?

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Airbnb is going back to its roots by launching Airbnb Rooms, an updated version of its original aim to let guests stay in a room within someone elses home. The platform explains that in the current cost-of-living crisis, and years of being isolated, visitors are looking for

BREAKING: Government moves to restrict Airbnb lets in holiday hotspots

BREAKING: Government moves to restrict Airbnb lets in holiday hotspots

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The Government has revealed plans to force those seeking to convert homes in short-let properties within Englands holiday hotspots to seek planning permission first. Such powers, which will see a new 'use class' and a 'permitted development right' introduced into planning law

WARNING: Long-term Airbnb lets ARE same as traditional ASTs, rules judge

WARNING: Long-term Airbnb lets ARE same as traditional ASTs, rules judge

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An Airbnb landlord faces a �102,000 court bill after a judge ruled that his long-term let was effectively an AST which gave protection to the guests he had harassed. Talha Abbasi let out his �3,435-a-month Maida Vale flat in November 2021 to Countess Christine Bolza and Count